Footnotes

• Contributors HB contributed to the planning and coordinating of writing of article. MM reviewed and contributed to co-writing of the article. NP and AAY co-authored the junior doctor toolkit referenced. MM and JT co-authored clinical senate work referenced. JT and GH co-authored survey on the state of medical leadership.

• Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

• Competing interests All members of the previous or current Trainee Steering Group of the FMLM.

• Patient consent for publication Not required.

• Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.